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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Ellipses: do them properly! #72498 06/12/2002 11:15 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus alexis member alexis member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 148 Melbourne, Aus I would like to share one of my pet peeves with people who will actually understand: people who don't use ellipses properly! It dirves me absolutely insane, and I'm not sure which is worse - only two........... or dozens? And of course, the other pet hate is apostrophes in the wrong place - or superfluously! - but that's a whole nother kettle of fishies... alexis Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Ellipses: do them properly! alexis 06/12/2002 11:15 AM Re: Ellipse's...... do them properly! Geoff 06/12/2002 12:24 PM Re: Ellipses: do them properly! modestgoddess 06/12/2002 2:34 PM Re: Ellipses: do them properly! nancyk 06/12/2002 3:56 PM !!!!!!!!!! modestgoddess 06/13/2002 4:42 AM Re: Ellipses: do them properly! alexis 06/14/2002 12:46 AM Re: Ellipses: do them properly! wordcrazy 06/14/2002 2:11 AM Re: Ellipses: do them properly! modestgoddess 06/14/2002 3:39 AM Re: Ellipses: do them properly! alexis 06/14/2002 3:43 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,293 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,144 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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